Keep Your Accomplishments Right In Front of You
Gwen Mazer is author of a great book, Wise Talk Wild Women, http://www.gwenmazer.com. I attended a workshop she facilitated this past weekend.
We had been asked to bring a collage to the workshop. I went ahead and made a collage that was a vision board with all the things I want in my life: a world cruise, a bigger house, a healthier, more fit body- the usual suspects. Then, once I got there I realized I was not supposed to make a vision board I was supposed to make an accomplishment board. A collage showing all the successes and achievements I have been author to in my years.What a revelation- what a concept- putting attention of what I have, who I am, not what I want. Upon reflection, I realized the significance of this. As entrepreneurs who are driven and future focused there is a usual tendency to focus on the future, on what is next, and what we want to move towards. Instead of taking even one hundredth of the time we spend on the future to reflect on all the laurels we have already grown, cultivated and enjoyed.
I brought up the idea of creating an accomplishment board to my Business Breakthrough Group, http://www.attractclientswithease.com/coaching.htm, the next day and, as expected, there was some resistance to the idea- a recognition of the value and still an awareness that this was uncomfortable. To put on paper, to make public one’s accomplishments seemed such a foreign idea.
I suggest by putting your accomplishment board on your wall, right next to your vision board, you will only solidify your awareness that you can absolutely realize your compelling vision because you have done so, so many times already.
So sit down and made a board full of photos, or certificates or postcards or whatever represents your accomplishments and reflect on that everyday.
If you send me a picture of your accomplishment board I will post it here. Go work on yours. I am going to work on mine. Gather a few friends and do it together–it will be so much fun.
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What a great concept to take the time to reflect on our accomplishments. We spend so much time on our goals and what we want in the future that we forget to truly celebrate who we are and the mark we have already made.
Hi Caterinar!
Thank you for this inspirational post! I have thought of making vision boards and achievement lists, but never ACHIEVEMENT BOARDS! We often do not give ourselves credit where it is due. And many times, this is because we are too busy striving for what we haven’t achieved to notice what we have! I will be using this idea, and sharing it with my clients. And I’ll be giving out certificates of achievement! Thanks again!
Hi Oma, Yes- I love this idea.
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